Sandal Magna or Sandal is a suburb of Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England with a population in 2001 of 5,432. An ancient settlement, it is the site of Sandal Castle and is mentioned in the Domesday Book. It is 2 mi (3.2 km) south from Wakefield, 8 mi (13 km) north of Barnsley.
The Battle of Wakefield was fought here in the 15th century during the Wars of the Roses.
Sandal Castle remains
St Helen's Church
Wakefield is a cathedral city in West Yorkshire, England located on the River Calder. The city had a population of 109,766 in the 2021 census, up from 99,251 in the 2011 census. The city is the administrative centre of the wider Metropolitan Borough of Wakefield, which had a 2022 population of 357,729, the 26th most populous district in England. It is part of the West Yorkshire Built-up Area and the Yorkshire and The Humber region.
Image: Wakefield 1 (cropped)
Image: Fountain, Bull Ring, Wakefield geograph.org.uk 5825891
Image: The (new) Town Hall, Wood Street, Wakefield
Image: Wakefield Cathedral from east